Construction of Goodyear floating tire breakwater at La Salle marina, Burlington, Ontario / by Craig T. Bishop and Basil A. Gallant.: En36-540/09-1981E-PDF
"The construction and installation of a Goodyear-type floating tire breakwater at La Salle Marina, Burlington, Ontario is documented. A total breakwater length of about 490 m made from 35,000 tires was installed, making it one of the world's largest Goodyear FTB installations. All work was done by a construction firm using professional labour. Topics discussed include the selection and acquisition of construction materials, the choice of construction site assembly techniques, mooring the breakwater, problems encountered, and costs"--Abstract.
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| Department/Agency | Canada Centre for Inland Waters, issuing body. National Water Research Institute (Canada), issuing body. |
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| Title | Construction of Goodyear floating tire breakwater at La Salle marina, Burlington, Ontario / by Craig T. Bishop and Basil A. Gallant. |
| Series title | [Unpublished manuscript] |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]. "This manuscript will be published in the proceedings of the Floating Breakwater Conference held in Seattle, Washington, October 19-21, 1981." Includes bibliographical references (page 18). Includes abstract in English and French. |
| Publishing information | Burlington, Ontario : Environment Canada, National Water Research Institute = Environnement Canada, Institut national de recherche sur les eaux, September 1981. |
| Author / Contributor | Bishop, Craig Timothy, 1953- author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (18 pages) : illustrations. |
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| Subject terms | Breakwaters. Shore protection -- Ontario -- Burlington. Tires -- Recycling. Water waves. Brise-lames. Rivage -- Protection -- Ontario -- Burlington. Pneus -- Recyclage. Vagues. |
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